News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
FLETCHER.
w. H. Reed is sick.
Mrs. S. J. Scott is better.

Mrs. S. j. Scott is better.
Almer Elliot began work as clerk in
the store of G. F. Huburd on Monday.
Edric Hunt and wife were called to st.
! Adams last Friday to attend the funeral
| of her mother.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Foster. late of Water
vile, but now of East Cornwall, were in
town two or three days last week.
DR.. Briggs has given up the idea of
coming to Vermont this winter with the
remains of his wife and boy. 1t is ru-
mored that he cannot get permit to re-
move Freddie's body at present.
Ebert Wetherbee's boy was hard sick
badly swollen and as he bled profusely it
was feared he might bleed to death. DR..
Reynolds, of Fairfax was called and he
pronounced it quinsy. The child is much
better.
A lovely night, good sleighing, hot
coffee, oysters and many other appetizing
daintieS, and we hope other and higher
motives, drew large company to the
Union church at the Center Thursday
night. the sale of tickets netting the
UniVersalist society $780,
The w. C. T. u, of Oxford, Neb., of
which Mrs. E. NJ. Briggs was CORE
spending secretary, held its first annual
meeting in December. During last win
ter they gave two public entertainments.
band of cadets to the number of 40
was organized, and until the death of
sister Briggs, was in prosperous cendi-
ton, but since then they are without Il
superintendent. They use the Monthly
Readings. In reviewing the work of the
past year they feel that some good has
been accomplished, and are encouraged
to press forward.
The funeral of Clothilda Billings was
held at the church in Binghamville last
Sunday afternoon, Rev. E. Folsom Off
ciating. Mrs. Billings had been twice a
widow. Her first husband was Jonas
Spaulding, by whom she had seven chill
dren, four of whom survive her; her sec
Ond husband, John Thomas, by whom
she leaves 3 children: Lottie, wife of Sol.
Gibbs. Emmeline, wife of Clarence Mon
tague, and Oscar, who went to Colorado
year or two since. She died suddenly
Friday morning at her home in Fairfax.
of heart disease, being in her usual health
up to the hour of her death.
Peter LaPoinU and family are sadly af-
tiicted. On the night of January 1st he
was taken with pneumonia. In less than
week Mrs. LaPoint was taken with the
same disease, from which she died on
Thursday. Mr.. LaPoint is quite low, but
there is hope of his recovery if there is
no change for the worse. He was not
allowed to see his wife after her death.
as the doctor did not think it prudent
Napoleon is sick and Mary is far from
well. but was so much better on Satur-
day that she went to her mothers grave
who was buried in the cemetery at Bing-
hamville, but there was no funeral, ex-
cept brief services at the house, on ac-
count of the illness in the family. They
have the sympathy of the community. |
DR.. E. r. Brush attends them and DR.. |
A. from Westtord, was called in counsel. |
Mrs. LaPoiEt leaves three children: Ma |
pOleOn and Mary, and Azubah Carpenter,
who with her husband and children lives |
IN WestfOrd. They buried little boy in |
the cemetery here 80 years ago. Her |
sister. Mrs. LaBounty. gave her her little |
girl at her death, who is thus berett of a
mother a second time.